Guidance and resources for Heartland Services providers

Service Guidelines

Services are to be provided in accordance with the Heartland Services service guidelines.

Provider quarterly reporting

Provider quarterly reporting from 1 July 2026 onwards

On 1 July 2026, MSD implemented new quarterly reporting for Heartland Services (Heartlands) providers. Providers should use the template and documentation below for collecting and reporting data from 1 July 2026 onwards.

Reporting template

Providers must use the below MSD-provided Reporting Template (an Excel spreadsheet) to submit reporting to MSD:

Supporting documentation and tools

MSD has developed a detailed guide for the new reporting and optional data collection tools to support providers with the new Heartlands quarterly reporting.

Guide for providers – a comprehensive guide to how to collect and report Heartlands quarterly reporting data.

Data collection spreadsheet – an optional data collection tool you could use to collect reporting data throughout the quarter.

Data collection printable sheet and table – two optional printable data collection tools that you can adapt and use for the offline collection of data.

Reference lists for reporting – a printable reference sheet with lists of the agencies, community services and other supports from the reporting template.

Submitting your reporting

Please send your completed quarterly report to:

Due dates for Heartlands provider quarterly reporting

Due date (each year)

Period covered by the report

10 October

1 July 20XX – 30 September 20XX

05 December

1 October 20XX – 30 November 20XX

10 April

1 December 20XX – 31 March 20XX

10 July

1 April 20XX – 30 June 20XX

Who can I contact with questions about Heartlands?

For general information about Heartlands, including the contact details of individual Heartlands sites, please visit the official Heartlands website here: https://www.heartlandservices.govt.nz/

You can contact the MSD team responsible for supporting Heartlands at Heartland_Services@msd.govt.nz